What is PhotoVCarve?
PhotoVCarve is a new and exciting development in the world of photo engraving. The software allows you to create amazing engravings of photographs or other bitmap images, using the V-Carve process.
What is V-Carving? V-Carving produces an engraving line of constantly varying thickness by moving a V profile routing or engraving tool up and down in the material as it moves along. When V-Carving a photograph the resulting effect works in a similar way to how newsprint uses different sized black dots to create a photographic image.
What materials can I PhotoVCarve into?
Engraving Laminates
TechSoft supply a large range of engraving laminates. Engraving laminates have a base material covered with a thin layer of a contrasting colour. As the material is engraved, the base colour is revealed, and the photographic image appears.
Wood
Photos can be v-carved into wood quickly and easily. However, to make the image stand out, either the surface needs to be painted/stained prior to engraving, or the engraved areas need to be infilled with colour and then the top surface sanded to remove any excess.
VCarving Board
This is a special manufactured wooden board which has a different coloured top surface (like an engraving laminate). Just like engraving laminates this material is ideal for PhotoVCarving.
Brass & Aluminium
Once engraved an etching chemical such as ‘Blacking Fluid’, black paint or enamel is applied to the surface. Wipe the surface clean and polish to finish the process.
Can PhotoVCarve do anything else?
As well as its core functionality of V-Carving photographic images, PhotoVCarve also has some other great features:
3D Lithophane Machining
Lithophanes are 3D photographs that when back lit transform into stunning 3D pictures with depth and detail that cannot be seen in a flat 2D photograph.
(See right).
3D Greyscale Image Machining PhotoVCarve automatically converts a greyscale image into a 3D height map that can then be machined. (See right).
MINIMUM HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
Windows 98 / Me / 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista
Microsoft recommended minimum hardware specification advised
Minimum screen resolution 1024 x 768
Network compatible
(All prices shown are in pounds sterling and exclude VAT)
